It was shuddering quite a bit when I got into it
gotcha. Does it turn over tho when you try to start it? Any knocking?
(or loud tapping)
it does shudder a bit, but it does it sometimes, not always
shuddering ive had happen with fueling issues before, my silverado did that and sputtered like crazy and lost all power.
If its not making noise tho and just shuddering its probably minor or moderate
gotcha. does it run and drive? or does it not want to pull anymore
it felt like an earthquake when we tried to start it at a red light
btw yes it runs but barely
ok. with that many miles i would say fuel system failure, knock position/camshaft position failure, or possibly internal problems but start with the āoutsideā stuff first like sensors, fuel system etc
im not a professional so i cant pinpoint exactly what it is as a straight answer, shuddering could mean a number of things but start with those
engine check light is on
a background: so 1 year a go a rat got into the car hit a rat trap 3 days later and died in the firewall 6 months ago
oh. could be fueling system
first step for you: if you CANā¦get it to the nearest parts store, have then scan the code for you and it will tell you exactly whats going on
(its free)
you might be able to call them and have someone come scan it
UPDATE: the thing now shakes + makes noise EVERY FREAKING TIME i start it up
idk how bad it is